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Podcast: Leveraging Inspiration: The Inspired Patent Podcast
Episode: S13 E3 When is Your Inspiration Protected. Learn About the Laws Safeguarding Intellectual Property Rights with Wayne Carroll
Description: When is Your Inspiration Protected? Learn About the Laws Safeguarding Intellectual Property Rights
Post Office Patent Myth: I have heard of inventors who say they have protected their invention by writing it down and mailing a copy to themselves to prove they were the first inventor. It is no longer relevant who was the first inventor because in 2013 the US joined most other countries and changed from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system. Even under the old system you never had patent rights unless you filed a patent application. Now you must...